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    Default Where's Waldo?

    Okay, during mid-battle (I try to memorize what the general looks like during deployment) I'm having trouble finding the general/captain in these factions:

    Rhun - he looks exactly like hs bodyguard, and they all have the same colored capes so it doesn't help looking for the "caped one" like I normally do.

    Orcs of Gundabad- this is actually the captain, i can never tell who he is mid-battle.

    Gondor- Again with the captains

    Harad - only because he looks similar enough and I can't spend 5 minutes looking for him

    Any defining factors or attributes I can look for with these guys?

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    Default Re: Where's Waldo?

    I'm in the middle of a Rhun campaign. For Rhun, the general always carries a shining blade (while the rest of his bodyguards charge with lances) and has more feathers on his helmet. Once in combat for a longer period of time, all you can recognize him by are the feathers.

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    Rhun - bodyguard usually has his sowrd out in contrast to the rest who have lances, but yes can be awkward to see

    oog - not sure

    Gondor - most of the time is the only one in unit with plate armour (you dont get plate on your troops for quite a long time)

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    Just look at the left side of your unit for a guy whit an outfit that is a little bit fanicer than the unit, he's normally totally covered in blood because he's a retarded er who has no value in combat except for taking hits.

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    Default Re: Where's Waldo?

    Quote Originally Posted by lolIsuck View Post
    he's normally totally covered in blood because he's a retarded er who has no value in combat except for taking hits.
    It's just a flesh wound!

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    I agree with the op. Sometimes it can be hard to distiguish the general from others. In RTW we coulc always use the rally button whcih would make the general have the cool animation and make it easier to find him. I dont really know why that cool feature was removed. Generals really need to have a very distinct look from his bodyguards. This is somewhow solved in some submods. In Taro_m's submod, for example, the general gains a very distinct look.

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    i think it was removed because the general would stop and do the animtaion while the rest of his bodyguard carried on his merry way if you had given them a move order, this can leave him stranded or even open to player abuse by just as the general is charging hit the rally and he will stop for his little shout while the rest plough into the enemy unit leaving him behind for a bit and totally safe.

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    Try MOS: Every unit has an officer who looks exactly like a captain!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kraxmause View Post
    Try MOS: Every unit has an officer who looks exactly like a captain!
    Oh joy!

    Oh....oh god no D: What was wrong with flagbearers???

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    It's been a long time since I played TATW, but if I remember correctly you can press delete (I have that botton maped) while having the general selected and it will lock the camera on the unit's officer, in this case the general, then you just have to press W and will zoom to your general. It will look just as the "general camera" option in the menu, but you can cancel it by pressing enter.

    I think you can do this on every TW game.

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    Doesn't double clicking on the general unit on the UI zoom you to the general?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze View Post
    Doesn't double clicking on the general unit on the UI zoom you to the general?
    No, it takes you to the general's unit.

    Still, the captain or general should look different from his men.

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    If you select bodyguard unit and press delete, then camera will be locked on general, you can zoom in and find him easily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taro_M View Post
    If you select bodyguard unit and press delete, then camera will be locked on general, you can zoom in and find him easily.

    Really? :O Wow, thanks that'll make things a lot easier

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    Default Re: Where's Waldo?

    It does zoom to the general/captain if you don't move while it's zooming
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    However, it's nice to spot him at a glance. By the time the camera finds him, he might be dead.

    Hmm, how do you attach pictures from your own computer instead of from the internet?
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    Default Re: Where's Waldo?

    You can always pause the game and then lock camera on general.

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